1141.10 BUFFER YARD REQUIREMENTS.

   Buffer Yard and Screening Requirements. The following buffer yard and screening requirements apply as follows:

				Min. # of trees per 50 lineal feet*** adjoining lot lines must include the following:
District of Proposed Use	Abutting District	Yard	Buffer Yard Width (Feet)*	# of Large Trees (a)	# of Small Trees (b)	# of Shrubs (c)
TR**	RE; R-LD; R-MD	Side or Rear	10	2	3	17
CBD	RE; R-LD; R-MD; TR	Side or Rear	20	3	5	25
CN	RE; R-LD; R-MD; TR	Side or Rear	20	3	5	25
CG, SI	RE; R-LD; R-MD; TR	Side or Rear	20	3	5	25
AM	RE; R-LD; R-MD; TR	Side or Rear	45	4	10	33
AM	CBD, NB, GB, SI	Side or Rear	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Minimum Spacing Requirements

(a)   Planted twenty-five (25) feet on center

(b)   Planted (ten) 10 feet on center

(c)   Planted three (3) feet on center

*A six (6) foot tall buffer fence may be utilized may take the place of shrubs. For purposes of this section, a Buffer Fence is a fence constructed of brick, stone, treated wood, painted rustproof metal, chain link with vinyl or metal screening inserts, vinyl, or other commercially produced synthetic fencing material so long as it is durable, uniform, and attractive. Opaque gates matching the type, height, etc. of the fence shall be provided for access. The use of chain link fencing or gates with mesh screening, tarps, and similar materials shall not be considered as Buffer Fence.

**These buffer requirements do not apply when a proposed one-unit dwelling in the TR District will about another one-unit dwelling.

***If adjoining lots have less than one hundred (100) lineal feet, utilize the spacing standards above to determine the number of plantings required on a prorated basis. For lots with more than one hundred (100) lineal feet, all units of one hundred (100) lineal feet must meet the buffer standard in the chart, and the fractional remainder will be determined using the minimum spacing requirements above.

Example shows AM adjacent to RE District:

(Ord. 15-23. Passed 8-14-23.)